Where does “अन्तम” come from?

अन्तम (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit म, from Proto-Indo-Iranian aȷ́ʰám, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

अन्तम (Sanskrit): nearest, closest, intimate

Definitions

  1. nearest, closest, intimate

Ancestry of “अन्तम”, step by step

अन्तम traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritmeasure, magic, binding, fettering
2Proto-Indo-Iranianaȷ́ʰámI, we
3Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Sanskrit अन्त

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअन्तnear; last; handsome, lovely
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ént-end, limit, forehead

Words derived from “अन्तम

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian aȷ́ʰámEvery word from Sanskrit